Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Total |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 85,850,746 | 82,706,985 | 86,378,178 | 82,673,769 | 91,080,449 | 428,690,127 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 85,850,746 | 82,706,985 | 86,378,178 | 82,673,769 | 91,080,449 | 428,690,127 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 42,873,877 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 385,816,250 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 85,850,746 | 82,706,985 | 86,378,178 | 82,673,769 | 91,080,449 | 428,690,127 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,599,929 | 1,585,534 | 1,466,748 | 624,136 | 596,036 | 5,872,383 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 3,374,062 | 4,126,095 | 3,233,179 | 2,900,790 | 2,680,559 | 16,314,685 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 450,877,195 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2020 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2020 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2020: | ||||
| a From 2015....... | ||||
| b From 2016....... | ||||
| c From 2017....... | ||||
| d From 2018....... | ||||
| e From 2019....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2015 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2020 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2020, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2020. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2021. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | OTHER REVENUE - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 186,115. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 106,602. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 154,278. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 90,068. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 24,804. LIST RENTAL - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 236,971. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 268,473. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 222,865. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 219,909. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 270,281. REBATES - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 749,750. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 762,305. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 833,261. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 471,701. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 345,891. CENTRALIZED SERVICES - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 2,201,226. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 2,988,715. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 2,022,775. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 2,119,112. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 2,039,583. |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1: | THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION IS THE LARGEST WISH-GRANTING ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD. TOGETHER, WE CREATE LIFE-CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES. THE FOUNDATION'S WISH GRANTING EFFORTS CREATE A LIFE-CHANGING IMPACT FOR THE CHILDREN WHO ARE GRANTED A WISH, AS WELL AS THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES, REFERRAL SOURCES, DONORS, SPONSORS, AND EVEN ENTIRE COMMUNITIES. FOUNDED IN 1980 WHEN A GROUP OF CARING VOLUNTEERS HELPED A BOY FULFILL HIS DREAM OF BECOMING A POLICE OFFICER, THE FOUNDATION NOW HAS GRANTED MORE THAN 315,000 WISHES TO CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES AND ITS TERRITORIES. ALTHOUGH IT HAS BECOME ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST WELL-KNOWN CHARITIES, THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION HAS MAINTAINED THE GRASSROOTS FULFILLMENT OF ITS MISSION. A NETWORK OF NEARLY 40,000 VOLUNTEERS ENABLES THE FOUNDATION TO SERVE CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES. VOLUNTEERS WORK AS WISH GRANTERS, FUNDRAISERS, SPECIAL EVENTS ASSISTANTS, LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS AND IN NUMEROUS OTHER CAPACITIES. THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION FINANCES ITS WORK THROUGH INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS, CORPORATE DONATIONS, FOUNDATION GRANTS AND PLANNED GIFTS. IT RECEIVES NO FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING. WISHES ARE GRANTED REGARDLESS OF THE CHILD'S RACE, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, RELIGIOUS BELIEFS OR ANY OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC CATEGORY. REFERRALS FOR WISHES COME FROM CHILDREN'S PARENTS OR GUARDIANS, MEMBERS OF THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY AND THE CHILDREN THEMSELVES. WHEN A WISH TEAM FIRST VISITS A CHILD, THE VOLUNTEERS START WITH ONE SIMPLE QUESTION: "IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE WISH, WHAT WOULD IT BE?" WISHES TYPICALLY FALL INTO ONE OF FIVE CATEGORIES: "I WISH TO GO..." "I WISH TO MEET..." "I WISH TO BE..." "I WISH TO HAVE... OR "I WISH TO GIVE..." GRANTING A WISH CREATES A MAGICAL MOMENT FOR SERIOUSLY ILL CHILDREN AT A TIME WHEN THEY NEED JOY THE MOST. THE FOUNDATION MAKES EVERY EFFORT TO INCLUDE IMMEDIATE FAMILY IN THE CHILD'S WISH BECAUSE WATCHING A DREAM COME TRUE CREATES HOPE, STRENGTH AND JOY FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE WISH EXPERIENCE. THE FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO MAKING EVERY ELIGIBLE CHILD'S WISH COME TRUE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION, CALL 1-800-722-WISH (9474) OR VISIT WISH.ORG. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED THE PRIMARY REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 TO ITS AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE ("AFC"). THE FOUNDATION'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE FOUNDATION'S OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE AND ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF THE FORM 990. THE AFC HAS THE RIGHT TO MAKE INQUIRIES OF ANY PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN THE PREPARATION PROCESS OF THE FORM 990, INCLUDING THE CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER AND MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM. EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WAS PROVIDED WITH A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE FOUNDATION COLLECTS A SIGNED "STATEMENT OF VALUES, CODE OF ETHICS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY" WHICH ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY AND ACKNOWLEDGE BY SIGNING, UPON THEIR INITIAL INVOLVEMENT WITH THE FOUNDATION AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD IS CHARGED WITH ENSURING THE COI STATEMENT IS SIGNED EACH YEAR BY DIRECTORS, WHILE THE FOUNDATION'S HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT IS CHARGED WITH ENSURING THOSE DOCUMENTS ARE SIGNED BY OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE TOTAL COMPENSATION (INCLUDING BASE SALARY, BENEFITS, AND INCENTIVE PAYMENTS) OF THE FOUNDATION'S CEO AND OFFICERS FOR 2021 WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH IS COMPRISED SOLELY OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, NONE OF WHOM HAD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS. THE COMPENSATION REVIEW/APPROVAL PROCESS INCLUDED SUBSTANTIAL INPUT FROM THE FOUNDATION'S COMPENSATION AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (COLLECTIVELY, THE "COMMITTEES"), AS WELL AS AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS SPECIALIST ("INDEPENDENT EXPERT") RETAINED TO ADVISE THE FOUNDATION IN SUCH MATTERS. AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE COMMITTEES AND THE INDEPENDENT EXPERT REVIEWED APPROPRIATE COMPARABILITY INFORMATION REGARDING THE COMPENSATION PAID BY OTHER SIMILARLY SITUATED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO THEIR CEOS AND TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS TO ENSURE THAT THE COMPENSATION PROPOSED FOR THE CORRESPONDING EXECUTIVE AT THE FOUNDATION WAS REASONABLE AND APPROPRIATE BASED ON COMPARABLE MARKET DATA. THE FOUNDATION'S CONTEMPORANEOUS RECORDS INCLUDE (1) THE TERMS OF THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS (INCLUDING THE DATES THEY WERE APPROVED), (2) THE NAMES OF BOARD/COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO WERE PRESENT DURING THE DISCUSSIONS AND WHO VOTED ON THE ARRANGEMENTS, AND (3) A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPARABILITY DATA RELIED UPON BY THE FOUNDATION BEFORE THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS WERE APPROVED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | ALTHOUGH FEDERAL TAX LAWS DO NOT MANDATE THAT AN ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION, THE FOUNDATION POSTS ITS ANNUAL REPORT, COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND FORM 990 ON ITS WEBSITE (HTTP://WWW.WISH.ORG/MANAGING-OUR-FUNDS) AND ALSO MAKES SUCH DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST 227,046. CHANGE IN VALUE OF SWAP 233,436. |
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